Mayor Mamdani agreed to drop an Adams-era lawsuit that attempted to block the expansion of the voucher program.
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city council came to a budget agreement that would expand the city's housing voucher program by $175 million, making thousands of new households eligible for assistance.
As Patrick Spauster reports in City Limits, the expansion is smaller than a prior package passed by the council, but it settles a lawsuit between the council and the mayor that started during the Adams administration. "A spokesperson for the mayor said they expect the new vouchers will serve approximately 5,600 households, or 14,000 people, while the Council estimated it could cover 9,600 households, or 30,000 individuals."
The program currently serves almost 70,000 households, who pay 30% of their income toward rent while the city covers the rest. As Spauster notes, "The new vouchers, while part of the campaign to expand access to CityFHEPS, will actually be part of a new rental assistance program that lawmakers will need to pass before they advance a budget." The program will be run by the city housing agency instead of the Department of Social Services.
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